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What is Fluoxetine?

Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. It is used to treat major depressive disorder, moderate to severe bulimia nervosa, obsessive compulsive and panic disorders. Off label used with selective mutism and dementia related agitation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 1003 289 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 580 122 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 218 53 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 137 53 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Dysthymia 124 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) 103 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1873 patients currently taking Fluoxetine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 75
Moderate
 119
Mild
 171
None
 257

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Fluoxetine

Sexual dysfunction 64
Nausea 38
Emotional numbness or flatness 35
Anxious mood 33
Vivid dreams 27
Jittery feeling 23
See all 196 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fluoxetine. See all 46 dosages ►

  10mg as needed daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 19 Number of Patients: 19 220 Number of Patients: 220 704 Number of Patients: 704 56 Number of Patients: 56 581 Number of Patients: 581 7 Number of Patients: 7 193 Number of Patients: 193 97 Number of Patients: 97 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluoxetine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 375   Did not seem to work: 45%
Side effects too severe 221   Side effects too severe: 26%
Doctor's advice 216   Doctor's advice: 26%
Other 156   Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended 50   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research 48   Personal research: 6%
Expense 25   Expense: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 13   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 13   Not indicated: 2%

See all 801 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluoxetine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fluoxetine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Fluoxetine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Fluoxetine

Always
 470 76%
Usually
 114 18%
Sometimes
 18 3%
Never
 20 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fluoxetine

Very
 23 4%
Somewhat
 49 8%
A little
 91 15%
Not at all
 459 74%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fluoxetine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 0%
$50-99
 6 1%
$25-49
 31 8%
< $25
 366 91%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.